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nnn vs XtraFinder

nnn

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XtraFinder

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FigurennnXtraFinder
Price fromFree$4.99/mo
Free planYes—
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYesYes
LinuxYes—
AndroidYes—
Plans published12
Spec score · File Manager Software8.7 (#6)7.8 (#58)
Archive supportYesYes
Dual-pane layoutNoYes
PlatformsThe project says nnn runs on Linux, macOS, Android through Termux, Cygwin, and WSL, among other environments.macos
Purposennn is a full-featured terminal file manager.XtraFinder adds tabs, dual panel, and other features to macOS’s native Finder.
SupportThe project invites users to discuss new ideas or enhancement requests in GitHub Discussions.The product page has a Get support section, but the opened page does not state specific support channels or response times.

Plans

nnn

  • FreeFree

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XtraFinder

  • XtraFinder license$4.99 a month
  • XtraFinder$4.99, paid once

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In their own words

nnn

nnn is a terminal file manager designed to be small, fast and nearly zero-configuration. It handles copying, moving, deleting, archiving and linking selections, alongside batch renaming, disk-usage analysis, app launching and file picking. Navigation includes contexts, sessions, bookmarks and directory marks, while search options include instant filtering, fuzzy matching, regular expressions and string filters. It provides directory and text previews, and can create, list, extract and mount archives. Plugins can add functions such as live previews, disk mounting, file comparison and uploads. Remote mounts require optional sshfs or rclone dependencies. The project says nnn typically needs less than 3.5 MB of resident memory; it has no configuration file and uses defaults, with optional environment-variable settings. It is free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause license, and is listed for Android, Linux, macOS and Windows. The project offers packages and a statically linked binary, or users can compile it from source.

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XtraFinder

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